Chapter 41

Ron stepped out of the room and into an open area.

Then he took out his phone and dialled a number.

Before long, the call connected.

"Master Ron."

"Has my great-grandfather come out yet?"

"Not yet."

"Then please help me contact Grandpa Zeno; I need to consult him about something."

"Understood."

The call ended.

Not long after, an unfamiliar number called in.

Ron hesitated for a moment before answering.

"Hello."

"Ron."

This voice was familiar to Ron; it was Grandpa Zeno.

"Grandpa Zeno."

"Is something wrong?"

"Grandpa Zeno, I need your help."

At that moment, in a hotel not far from the Sky Arena, Zeno sat behind a window, looking towards the direction of the Sky Arena.

"Are you still at the Sky Arena? I'm currently in this city on a mission. Where are you? Give me your exact location, and once I finish my task, I'll come find you."

### Chapter Fifty-Two: Ron Takes His First Step as an Assassin!

"Okay."

Ron provided his detailed location.

He hung up the phone.

Then Ron returned to his room.

Lena looked up at Ron.

"Big brother."

Ron nodded slightly but didn't speak.

Lena, not daring to disturb Ron, quietly lay in the corner, just like she had when she was still a dog.

In the evening.

"Knock! Knock! Knock!"

A series of knocks sounded at the door.

Ron approached the door and peered through the peephole.

"Condense!"

Using his Condensation ability, he confirmed Zeno's identity before opening the door.

"Grandpa Zeno."

Zeno entered and scanned the room.

"What happened?"

Ron pointed towards where Lena was.

"Who is this?"

Zeno looked at Lena, frowning.

Earlier, Zeno had seen Lena but hadn't paid much attention, thinking she was just some beast.

Now, after taking a closer look, he realized something was wrong with Lena's condition.

Ron explained, "Lena was my neighbour; her father is also a contestant on the 200th floor, named Kyler. I don't know what Kyler did to Lena."

"Lena's condition seems very strange."

"Her father fused Lena with their dog."

Zeno activated his Condensation ability.

In this state, he could clearly see that Lena was wrapped in a dense aura of nen.

This nen emitted an evil aura, dark as ink.

"It should be a special-type ability," Zeno said. "Ron, do you want to help her remove this state?"

"Yes."

Ron nodded.

"Lena and I are friends, and she seems to have good potential. I want her to join my team in the future."

The Zoldyck family's rules don't require friends.

Just like when Gon and the others went to the Zoldyck family's estate.

Illumi felt very negatively about this.

What does a killer need friends for?

But a team is different.

As a branch of the Zoldyck family, Ron surely needed to form his own team.

Zeno fell silent for a moment.

"The Nen Exorcist can do that."

"However, this child's situation is quite special. A typical Nen Exorcist might not be able to handle it; it would require a very powerful Nen Exorcist, and such people are not easy to find."

"Even for me, it would take a significant price to pay."

Ron hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Grandpa Zeno, what do you suggest?"

"Converted into Jenny, it would be one billion."

"One billion, huh?"

Ron calculated in his mind.

For ordinary people, this was a significant amount of money, but for nen users, it wasn't that much.

The Greed Island login device had fetched a price of hundreds of billions of Jenny.

From the first floor of the Sky Arena to the 200th floor, one could earn nearly 200 million Jenny.

Zeno nodded.

"However, if what you say is true, and this child has good potential, then one billion Jenny is not out of the question."

"The value of a powerful nen user is more than that."

"By the way, Ron, what's the situation with this child's father?"

Ron frowned.

"I'm not sure. He was seriously injured and was taken to the hospital by the staff of the Sky Arena."

"What is the child's attitude towards her father?"

"She still cares about him."

Ron paused before saying, "Grandpa Zeno, I've made my decision."

"Are you going to save her? But you don't have that much money on you right now, do you?"

Zeno looked at Ron.

Ron shook his head.

"I only have a little over one hundred million Jenny left."

"Now you have two options."

Zeno said, "First, you can borrow money from me. As members of the Zoldyck family, we should be clear about our accounts. This applies even between me and Silva."

"Illumi and Milluki are the same."

Ron nodded.

"I understand."

"Second, you can take on a mission to earn a commission."

Zeno said, "With your current strength, you can already undertake assassination missions. As assassins, taking on these tasks is the best way to earn a reward."

"Grandpa Zeno, I want to choose the second option."

Zeno opened his phone and sent a text message to Ron.

"Here's a website for common assassination contracts. A rookie assassin usually starts here."

"Once you complete more tasks, you'll build your own network."

"My connections cannot be directly given to you."

"Additionally, since you haven't formed a team yet and you're currently on your own, you're lacking in intelligence gathering, which is not what a qualified assassin should have."

"I can recommend someone to you."

Ron instinctively asked.

"Grandpa Zeno, who is it?"

"Milluki."

Zeno said, "Milluki does well in this area. I can give you his contact information. Until you find suitable subordinates, you can cooperate with Milluki."

"However, you'll need to share a portion of the commission with Milluki."

"The specifics of your cooperation, you two can decide among yourselves."

Ron hesitated for a moment before nodding.

"Okay, then please send me Milluki's contact information, Grandpa Zeno."

"Not a problem."

Zeno forwarded Milluki's email address to Ron.

"When you've gathered the billion Jenny, you can contact me, and I will give you the contact information for that nen removal specialist."

"Alright."

"Is there anything else? If not, I'll be leaving."

"Grandpa Zeno, do you want to stay for dinner? The dinner here is quite good."

"No, thanks."

Ron escorted Zeno to the door.

"By the way, Ron, how long do you plan to stay at the Sky Arena?"

"I'll wait a bit longer."

Ron said, "I want to see today's fighting tournament."

The fighting tournament at the Sky Arena didn't occur often.

The first stage is the battles between floor masters.

The second stage is the battle between the winners of the floor masters and the floor lord.

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